It only took emergency services eight minutes to respond to a car crash early this morning in Tasmania's north, after one of the passengers' phones detected the incident and made the call. Here's how the technology works.
abc.net.au/news/crash-detection-and-how-it-works/101905692It only took emergency services eight minutes to respond to a car crash early on Monday morning in Tasmania's north, after one of the passengers' phones detected the incident and made the call.crashed into a tree stump at 1:45am, and five people were taken to hospital.
It's a feature that's available on the latest Apple iPhones and watches as well as Google's Pixel line of phones.What Apple's crash detection feature looks like in-action. While not available in Australia yet, Apple has an extra safety feature that takes into account serious accidents that occur in remote areas.
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